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Grace Stanley was the Deputy Editor of Passionfruit, a site for creators, covering the latest creator news, labor issues, tools, and community resources. Grace’s work has been seen by millions on the Daily Dot. Starting as a reporter covering trending internet culture stories, they have become a go-to resource on all things related to the creator economy.

Grace Stanley

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‘Is this how you guys train your employees to deal with homeless people?’: Ben & Jerry’s worker accused of throwing water on unhoused person with disability (updated)

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

Rachel Kiley

Man with beard caption " Matched with a white conservative girl on HINGE and she asked me out on a date" (l) Hinge logo on phone in hand (c) Man crying filter caption " ICE waiting at the restaurant for me" (r)

‘Feel like this could’ve been avoided by not going out with white conservatives’: TikToker says ICE showed up after he agreed to date with Hinge match

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

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‘This is low to play with someone like this’: TikToker hits on Burger King worker, makes promise of high-paying job in video, sparking debate

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‘That’s on influencer culture’: TikToker inputs ‘common girl names’ to get discount codes when making online purchases

Laiken Neumann is a former Trending news editor based in Austin, Texas.

Laiken Neumann

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‘Was scared for my life for multiple reasons’: Gay TikToker films her Uber driver allegedly sending homophobic video to a friend while driving

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

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‘It costs nothing to look the other way. Food is essential’: Senior citizen takes down alleged shoplifter taking groceries at Walmart, sparking debate

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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‘I legit feared for my life that day’: TikToker says she connected her co-worker to an unsolved murder case

Moises Mendez II is a recent graduate from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. He is a freelance journalist based in New York City writing about everything from music to LGBTQ issues.

Moises Mendez II

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TikToker says servers used code name to talk about Black customers at Cracker Barrel

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election.

Tricia Crimmins

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‘Kim K out here scamming the public’: TikToker finds Skims dupes via the company’s manufacturers

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‘We’re just understaffed’: Restaurant worker praises tables that don’t order salad or soup in viral TikTok

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‘Consent flew right out the window’: Customer forces kiss on restaurant server after he sings ‘Happy Birthday’ to their table

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‘I can’t stand people who leave their dogs loose while your just trying to do your job’: DoorDash driver gets attacked by dog in viral TikTok, sparking debate

‘Take them to court’: Popular TikToker says she was racially profiled while trying to deposit rent money at Citibank

Cecilia Lenzen is a former freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Cecilia Lenzen

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‘I shouldn’t need to ask for an extender’: Model calls out Delta for short seatbelts in viral TikTok

Kathleen is a Honolulu-based freelance writer, editor and communications strategist who has been published by the New York Times, Vice, Huffington Post, Hana Hou!, and more. She&#8217;s worked in the communication departments at the Honolulu Museum of Art, ACLU of Hawaii and Hawaii Community Foundation. When she&#8217;s not writing, she can be found in the ocean, walking her rescue poi dog or oil painting.

Kathleen Wong

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